Blog - Page 5 of 154 - Shannon Louis

May 28, 2025

Irvine City Council rejects mayor’s renewed call for Great Park veterans cemetery

Councilmembers decided, again, Irvine will not pursue the construction of a veterans cemetery at the Great Park. Furthermore, the city will retain its support for a proposed state and county-funded cemetery at Gypsum Canyon in...

May 27, 2025

Alone, these violins have dark pasts; their ensemble strikes a chord of hope

Diedra Lukoff went to the Hilbert Art Museum in Orange last week for lack of any other plans on a sweltering afternoon. She expected a good time, a respite from the heat amid the gallery’s...

May 26, 2025

Status Update: Planet Fitness opens free summer memberships for teens

Planet Fitness has a deal for bored teenages this summer: a free gym membership. The fitness chain is offering a summer program for teens at all of its Southern California locations. Students ages 14 to...

May 24, 2025

Irvine police hunting for suspect from Anaheim in home burglary spree

An arrest warrant has been issued for an Anaheim man who Irvine police say is responsible for at least four burglaries in the city that netted high-end property. Yonatan Angel Loaeza, 34, is a member...

May 24, 2025

Irvine Mayor Larry Agran says building Great Park cemetery ‘is the law.’

Irvine Mayor Larry Agran is once again gunning for a veterans cemetery at the Great Park. Since 2014, Agran has tried to gather support for the project, even suing the city when he was out...

May 23, 2025

Irvine City Manager Oliver Chi set to step down and head to Santa Monica

Santa Monica city officials announced on Friday, May 23, they’ve chosen Irvine City Manager Oliver Chi to fill the top administrative job in their city. Pending final approval by the Santa Monica City Council on...

May 23, 2025

UC Irvine professor files complaint over removal as dean

A prominent educator at UC Irvine is speaking up against what she calls retaliation by school officials. Frances Contreras was ousted from her position as the former dean of the UCI School of Education. Contreras...

May 23, 2025

Irvine hoists Pride Flag at City Hall in honor of Harvey Milk Day

Members of the Christ Chapel Orange County, from left, Cindy Key, Robert Nguyen,Von Garland and Don Rabe pose for a photo at the Photo Booth during the fourth annual Pride in Irvine event at the...

May 22, 2025

Jury orders UCI to pay $5.8 million to neurosurgeon who complained about patient safety

An Orange County jury has ordered UC Irvine to pay $5.8 million in damages to a neurosurgeon who alleged in a whistleblower lawsuit that university medical center officials banned him from a residency program he...

May 22, 2025

DA files election-related charges against former Irvine councilmember Tammy Kim

The Orange County District Attorney has charged former Irvine councilmember Tammy Kim with multiple felonies, including perjury, alleging she lied about her residency in 2024 while she was serving on the City Council, campaigning as...